'I love you but lay off the Botox': Matt Gaetz's fans have critical reaction to new photo

U.S. Rep. Matt Gaetz (R-FL) was hit with a barrage of criticism from his own supporters on Wednesday evening as the GOP lawmaker shared a new photo of himself on social media.

Gaetz, an ally of former president Donald Trump and a purported contender to become Florida's governor after Ron DeSantis, was recently criticized for his appearance at the Republican National Convention, where many viewers were more concerned about his complexion than his words. As Gaetz compared Republican vice presidential candidate J.D. Vance to Abraham Lincoln, dozens of people commented on his smoothed face.

Now, Gaetz's own supporters have hopped on the bandwagon of criticism.

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Gaetz included no words in the captions space when sharing the photograph of himself, which may or may not be generated by A.I., and appears to show him in some sort of prison facility. His fans, however, did have words for him.

One MAGA account, @RedMadHatter01, said, "Face healing well. Don’t listen to the wife lol."

Another MAGA user with "Trump won!" in their bio, @TASPatriot, added, "Your wife is ruining you."

@CindyJo74015980 said, "Dude I love you but lay off the Botox. Please."

@kevdaniels5 said, "You’re my guy. Easy on the Botox and filler. Just be a dude and age gracefully."

A woman who says she was "on the Terrorist Watchlist for being at the Capitol" replied, "What the????? Did you really get a face lift at your young age?"

"I'm a huge fan," she added. "I'm just not understanding this pic."

@billyroachmusic said, "Looks like the Botox deflated a bit. It’s not necessary, it’s ok to be natural."

Self-identified conservative DeSantis supporter @LV4NYG also chimed in, saying simply, "Botox wore off?"